Before we look up the date and season words in Chinese, let me introduce you to a little bit about Taiwan. In terms of weather, the three spring months (Mar.-May) in Taiwan are a gradual transition between dry and rainy seasons. The average daytime temperature in March is 23 °C (73 °F). It’s still too cold for water sports, but you can enjoy the hot springs in the mountain with cherry blossoms.
Summer is hot, humid, and showers. The average temperature here is about 35 °C (95 °F) and humidity reaches 82%. But you can have a lot of fresh fruits, a bikini, and air-conditioning.
November is cooler at about 24 °C (75 °F). The weather is windy so it is preferable to choose activities which are not connected with the sea. Such as , hiking, riding a bike go around Taiwan.
Winter in Taiwan is not really cold. The temperature is 14 °C (57 °F), but the humidity will make you feel much much colder!
Date Words in Chinese
| Simplify | China | Traditional | Taiwan | English | Korean | Japanese |
| 今天 | jīntiān | 今天 | jīntiān | Today | 오늘 | 今日 |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | 昨天 | zuótiān | Yesterday | 어제 | 昨日 |
| 明天 | míngnián | 明天 | míngnián | Tomorrow | 내일 | 明日 |
| 今年 | jīnnián | 今年 | jīnnián | This year | 올해 | 今年 |
| 明年 | míngtiān | 明年 | míngtiān | Next year | 내년 | 来年 |
| 去年 | qùnián | 去年 | qùnián | Last year | 작년 | 去年 |
| 星期 | xīngqī | 星期 | xīngqí | Week | 주 | 週 |
| 年 | nián | 年 | nián | Year | 년 | 年 |
| 月 | yuè | 月 | yuè | Month | 월 | 月 |
| 日 | rì | 日 | rì | Day | 일 | 日 |
Examples
In Beijing, people tend to say 今兒/今儿 (today), 明兒/明儿 (tomorrow), and 昨兒/昨儿 (yesterday), but these commonly used words are only for speaking not writing.
今天天氣真好
今天天气真好
今兒天氣真好 (Beijing)
Jīntiān tiānqì zhēnhǎo.
Jīnr tiānqì zhēnhǎo. (Beijing)
It is nice weather today.
There are 3 words to represent “week”
周 zhōu：Written form
星期 xīngqí/xīngqī：Spoken form. Use in both Taiwan and China.
禮拜/礼拜 lǐbài：Spoken form. It also means worship. Mainly use in Taiwan.
周一休息
Zhōuyī xiūxí
Zhōuyī xiūxi
Monday closed
上禮拜三我生病，所以沒去上班
上礼拜三我生病，所以没去上班
Shàng lǐbài sān wǒ shēngbìng，suǒyǐ méi qù shàngbān.
Last Wednesday I was sick, so I did not go to work.
Season Words in Chinese
| Simplify & Traditional | China & Taiwan | English | Korean | Japanese |
| 春天 | chūntiān | Spring | 봄 | 春 |
| 夏天 | xiàtiān | Summer | 여름 | 夏 |
| 秋天 | qiūtiān | Autumn | 가을 | 秋 |
| 冬天 | dōngtiān | Winter | 겨울 | 冬 |
| 新年 | xīnnián | New Year | 새해 | 新年 |
Examples
我怕冷，所以我不喜歡冬天
我怕冷，所以我不喜欢冬天
Wǒ pà lěng，suǒyǐ wǒ bù xǐhuān dōngtiān.
Wǒ pà lěng，suǒyǐ wǒ bù xǐhuan dōngtiān.
I can’t stand with cold, so I don’t like winter.
秋天的時候旅遊最舒服
秋天的时候旅游最舒服
Qiūtiān de shíhòu lǚyóu zuì shūfú.
Qiūtiān de shíhou lǚyóu zuì shūfu.
Autumn is the most comfortable time to travel.
A1 Date and Season Words in Chinese
